Oct 2024
A time for urgent action: The 2024 Repot of the National Advisory Council on Poverty
The executive summary on the progress of Opportunity for All- Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy identifies the availability and affordability of safe and suitable housing, the ever-increasing cost of feeding one's family, the long hours and low wages of work to barely keep your head above water, service providers becoming clients within their own organizations as core themes.
A variety of government actions have contributed to a reduction of poverty in Canada since 2015. However, they have not been able to stop the increase in poverty over the last 2 years. Furthermore, the Government’s approach to delivering benefits and services has proven insufficient to reaching all those made most marginal.